Guida Bulha: developing oral communication in Grenoble
July 19th, 2010 | Published in Features, Interviews, Work & Study
Guida Bulba: Corps & Voix
Grenoble Life’s Shonah Kennedy meets Guida Bulha of Corps et Voix, a trainer and consultant in oral communication.
As a teacher I have the privilege to meet a vast array of people. I am constantly amazed, entertained and, more often than not, pleasantly surprised. One of the people I had the pleasure of meeting was Guida Bulha of Corps et Voix. Below Guida explains what she does, how she does it and what benefit it could be for you.
Shonah: How do you describe what you do?
Guida Bulha: Well, I am a trainer and a consultant in the oral communication area – working the body and the voice.
Shonah: What does the process do for people?
Guida: This helps people to speak with greater confidence and conviction, and communicate more effectively in both business and social environments.
Shonah: What have been some benefits for past clients?
Guida: To develop their self-esteem has permitted some of them to find new customers. For some public speaking with more confidence and for others to find jobs, etc.
Put simply: to develop their skills in their professional field.
Shonah: How did you start in your business? What is your background?
Guida: I began my career as a language teacher and translator; after that, I worked in several companies. Today I bring together my experience in international business, communication and marketing, and my experience in the voice field.
Guida Bulha working with a client
Shonah: When did you start doing this line of work and why?
Guida: I started in April 2008. More than ten years ago, I participated in a vocal workshop. There, I discovered that the voice – my passion – was much more than a simple emission of sounds. The voice is “something” fragile and powerful. It was a great surprise for me. Therefore, I decided to push my discovery further and I undertook training in this area.
Shonah: What is the link with workshops or training sessions – such as public speaking, telephone interactions, front-line workers, sales, team building – and the body and the voice?
Guida: People who work in these areas use their voices to communicate. You know, the most important part when you communicate is the non-verbal language, and that the voice is embodied in … the body. To equilibrate these three parts of communication. I mean; the body, the voice and the word, are fundamental. If you want to be heard and understood.
Shonah: How long have you been in Grenoble?
Guida: I have been here for 19 years. I saw the mountains and I fell in love.
Shonah: How do you help people to help themselves?
Guida: I help them to find – or to be conscious – that they have in themselves the resources to communicate. I accompany people to find the confidence in themselves.
Shonah: What are your plans for the future?
Guida: Well, I want to develop in other directions. I think particularly in the English speaking community. I want to propose to them workshops and training sessions to improve French or to improve their skills in public speaking or other themes. In French or in English. It is also possible to work the voice to sing or to speak. Just to find the pleasure to be confident.
Shonah: Thanks so much to Guida. If you would like to contact Guida for further information you can do so through her website at Guida Bulha Corps et Voix.
Guida Bulha in action
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